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THIS WAY OUT Rundown
Program #528 (05/11/98)
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Opening Teases/Theme Music/Intro Continuity
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SEGMENT #1 - NewsWrap: Johannesburg High Court strikes down 5 laws
criminalizing adult consensual gay sex; two soldiers in Afghanistan accused of
homosexual acts (a capital offense under Taliban rule there) are publicly
humiliated and beaten by their colleagues; openly gay former British soccer
star Justin Fashanu, accused by a 17-year-old boy of sexual assault, hangs
himself, leaving a note saying it was an extortion attempt but he didn`t trust
the justice system to clear his name; the Sydney Swans Australian rules
football team joins a statewide youth anti-homophobia campaign; high school
students in Tennessee and South Carolina protest their respective principals`
cancellation of free campus concerts by the Grammy-winning openly-lesbian
Indigo Girls; voters in Ypsilanti, Michigan soundly defeat a religious
conservative-sponsored attempt to repeal a recently enacted human rights
ordinance that includes gays & lesbians as a protected category; the
Fayetteville, Arkansas City Council overrides the mayor`s veto and reinstates
the additon of sexual orientation as a category protected from discrimination
in city employment; the Arizona state Senate approves a lesbigay employment
anti-discrimination measure; U.S. President Bill Clinton reaffirms his
support for employment anti-discrimination protections in a congratulatory
letter to the International Association of Gay & Lesbian Pride Coordinators on
the eve of of pride celebrations in Northampton, Massachusetts; Myrtle Beach,
South Carolina; and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania -- and capping more than five
years of lobbying by local activists, the Philadelphia City Council passes a
series of 3 domestic partner benefits bills; Omaha, Nebraska Methodist
minister Jimmy Creech, who created a firestorm of controversy within the
denomination by officiating at a lesbian couple`s commitment ceremony, loses
his pastoral job; several Canadian government agencies are funding a
comprehensive survey of the country`s lesbigay citizens; and a trailer
promoting the upcoming romantic comedy-adventure "6 Days, 7 Nights", starring
Harrison Ford and Ellen DeGeneres` high profile partner Anne Heche, provides
accidental humor in "remote places" [compiled & written by CINDY FRIEDMAN,
with thanks to BRIAN NUNES, GRAHAM UNDERHILL, JASON LIN, REX WOCKNER, MARTIN
RICE, LUCIA CHAPPELLE & GREG GORDON; anchored by CINDY FRIEDMAN
and FRANK STOLTZE]
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SEGMENT #2 - May 13th marks the broadcast of the final episode of "ELLEN",
America`s first TV sitcom featuring a lesbian or gay leading character. For
viewers and supporters around the world, the "Ellen" saga has been an often
triumphant, frequently frustrating odyssey in search of a new level of
visibility. For series star Ellen DeGeneres, the parallel coming out stories
of the character and the comedian led to a profound political metamorphosis,
and in our farewell tribute, "This Way Out" traces that transformation
[produced by GREG GORDON, with news reports by JON BEAUPRE, BRIAN NUNES, CINDY
FRIEDMAN, JEAN FREER and DAVID HUNT]. We begin in September 1996, as that
year`s new TV season was getting underway, and as rumors about the history-
making plot development (which came to be known as the "Puppy" episode) were
already the subject of widespread media attention -- fueled by DeGeneres`
cryptic appearances on several talk shows, including afternooner Rosie
O`Donnell`s. Also included: excerpts from Diane Sawyer`s April 1997 DeGeneres
interview on the ABC-TV newsmagazine "20/20" and DeGeneres` appearance on
Oprah Winfrey`s afternoon talk show the day of the "Puppy" broadcast; brief
clips from that groundbreaking episode; DeGeneres accepting and commenting on
her "Best Writing For A Comedy Series" Emmy award; the much-publicized flap
over the network`s use of a "parental advisory" warning preceding certain
episodes; DeGeneres accepting an award from the lesbigay Human Rights Campaign
at the historic November 1997 dinner at which President Bill Clinton also
spoke; an excerpt from Barbara Walters` "10 Most Fascinating People of 1997"
ABC-TV interview with DeGeneres; and on the heels of the network`s not
unexpected cancelation of "Ellen", portions of last week`s Diane Sawyer-hosted
segment about the series and its star on ABC-TV`s "Prime Time Live", featuring
post-mortem comments by DeGeneres and network president Robert Iger
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CLOSING CREDITS/CONTINUITY
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TOTAL PROGRAM TIME
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-----------------------------Please note--------------------------------
Anyone with questions, suggestions, or NEWS stories is
encouraged to email
"T.W.O." Coordinating Producer Greg Gordon at:
TWOradio@aol.com
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donations from listeners worldwide.
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